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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1929-04-12

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1929-04-12, page 01

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Central Ohio's Only
Jetoish Nevospapcr
Reaching Every Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Devoted to American
and
Jewish Ideah
Vol. X~Nu. 14
COLUMBUS, OHIO, APRIL 12, 1929
Per Year $3.00; Per G>py loc
Over 600 People Turned Out To Hear -Address of "Jimmy" Wise Last Monday
Son of Stephen S. Wike Ad¬ dressed Joint Meeting of
O. S. U. Avukah and Lo- ' cal irniii JB'rith Lodge
HIS ADDRESS IS NOW THE
TALK OF THE TOWN,
SAYS ADMIRER
A Big Glass Of Candidates Was Isidyctad
Last Sunday Evening In Day tolly Ohio,
By Zion Lodge's Degree Team
"Sidney G. Kusworm Class" Was Initiated Amidst Much Pomp and Ceremony—Prominent I. O, B. B. Leaders Front AH Over Ohio and Adjacent States Participated in Cele¬ bration—Glowing Tributes to Kusworm Were Paid by Various Speakers—Ed Schanfarber v Presented Class to Eschol Lodge, No, 55, L 0. B. B.
"Jit'iiiw" Wisu cjimc to tliis city, cap- tivutcd tlic imagination of everyone with whom lie came in contact and made liosls of frien<[s for himself and for the Zionist ideal as expressed and exempli¬ fied in thc Avnkah moveinent among- thc college boys and girls of the United States. In .short—he came, he saw^ he conquered.
In addressing thc, joint meeting of thc O. S. U. A\uUa1i and the local B'nai R'rilh Lodge Monday evening at thc Woodman's Home, he set forth his argmticiits in a most able manner, ex¬ pressing himRcIf convincingly, and pun- gently. His tlicme was; "The New World and thc Jewish Future." He gave a bird's eye view of the history of the Jewish'people since the medieval penod and explained how changing conditions and circumstances affected the trend of Jewish life and brought about new move¬ ments and new ideals. He <lwclt at length upon Ibrael's pcsition among the na¬ tions, its contributions to the advance¬ ment of civilization and modern culture, and then explained the great problem which confronts the Jevyish people to¬ day. He asserted that the "Jewish people • can survive as a nation, only by. rcas- scrtinK its nationalistic ideology as ex¬ pressed in thc Zionist Movement Soil of Piilestine .
"There is no doubt," he continued, "that it i.t'precisely the soil of Palestine that is destined to yield a harvest of original cultural achievemeiits, the po¬ tentialities of which are. unpredictable. All these achievements, however, that amaze by their \'ariety of form are nothing but a few begimiings of new national culture parafteled by those of other nations that have been passing through a sitntlar period of national renaissance. It is a culture entirely dif¬ ferent from that of previous stages. That wliich is being created before our, eyes, whether iu the 'Land' or in the Diaspora, is the beginning of 3 .new na¬ tional civilization that has no connection with the particular idea of Judaism which was the vein of life in all the achievements of the past. When in the center of Achad Ha'a'm's conception of Zionism appears fhe problem of Juda¬ ism—in juxtaposition to the problem of Jewry—tlicr* is a confusion of two terms in this juxtaposition. What he had in mind was thc problem of continuity of the national creative process threatened by assimilation in thc Diaspora—the problem of the revival of the national civilization. But the latter is not iden¬ tical with Judaism, which is a particu¬ lar system of Weltanschauung, or philos¬ ophy of Hfe, as is Hellenism or Chris¬ tianity. And the mistake' of the master caused his disciples to regard themselves as carrying: onward the torch of Juda¬ ism, while in fact they were only doing research work in its literature and writ¬ ing its history,
"Zionism/* he continued, "is not the result of needs that change with the changing hour or of casual circumstances. It is the outcome of deeply rooted, his¬ torical forces working with an irre¬ sistible urge in Jewish lifei It has out¬ lived tyrainiicb and regimes; it has over¬ come many temporary setbacks and crlt- .ical junctures.
"Today, more clearly than at any other (Coniiimcd on page 7)
OVER 800 PEOPLE REPRESENTING EVERY ELEMENT IN DAYTON JEWRY ATTENDED THIS AFFAIR AR¬ RANGED BY LOCAL OFFICERS IN HONOR OF BROTHER KUSWORM
DAYTON—Amidst much pomp and ceremony the degree team of Zion Lodge, No. G2, I. O. B. B. inducted into the B'nai B'ritli Order the "Sidney G. Kus- Worm Class" of 127 candidates Sunday evening, April 7th, at the Miami Hotel.
There were pr-esent upon this auspi¬ cious. occasion prominent leaders of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith from all Over Ohio and adjacent states; such men as Alfred M. Cohen, International President of I. O. B. B., Isadore Feible¬ man, President of District No. 2, I., O. B. B,, Leonard H. Freiberg, Cincinnati; Sannid I. Sievers. St, Louis, Louis Weber, Zanesville, Louis M. Frank of Toledo, Joseph L. Weintierg of Cleve¬ land, Lewis'Drucker, Cleveland, and Ed¬ win J. Schanfarber of. Columbus. . Great was the ovation given Zion Lodge's Degree Team for its splendid execution of the ritiial. In burning words, full of.sincerity and wjinnth of feeling, thc'members of this team expounded the sublime principles for which.tlic I. 0, B,, B. stands. ' ,
Over 800 i>eople. representing every element of the community attended this affair, arranged by the officers of Eschol Lodge No. 5"),' in honor of tiiat faith¬ ful, devoted, and energetic worker in the field of "Benevolence, .Brotherly Love, and Harmony"—^Brother Kusworm.
The various speakers on the program outlined the life and achievements of Sidney', emphasizing the Imany ways whereby this,man, has served the cause of Jews and Judaism for over a score of years..^ In glow;ing terms they . stressed the spirit of .self-sacrifice and public service which has animated him. Presi¬ dent Cohen declared that "Sidney stands second to none in the councils of the ex¬ ecutive committee of the' Order and is respected both in .Europe and America for his ability, his loyalty and his contri¬ butions to the advancement of B'nai B'rith ideals and purposXiS."-
On behaH of Eschol Lodge, Presi¬ dent, Samuel H. That presented Sidney with, a beautiful .diamond-studded' me¬ norah as a token of the esteem o| His fellow cjtizens of the city of Dayton.
After the initiation ceremonies con¬ ducted by Zion, Lodge's Degree Team, Ed Schanfairber of Golumbus presented
rilK BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS
UI:Y"—TOPIC OF RABBI
TARSHISH SUNDAY
the class to EschoL Lodge. He spoke briefly, touching ujKjn various aspects of Sidney's life^ and career holding, up his character as an example to thc newlyr indi^ctcd men of the Lodge. Before closing the meeting, President Thai of Eschol Lwlge expressed his appreciation of the fine manner in which the Colum¬ bus Degree Team carried out the ritual .ind initiated the. "Sidney G. Kusworm Class."
, in his address Mr. Kusworm was very modest, asserting that he was not deserv¬ ing "of such a unique tribute as has been paid, to me, this evenings" , ¦
"I am deeply gratcfuL for all the good things" said about me. tonight," he said^ "I only wish that I may. continue to labor on behalf of our beloved Order; and merit. the honors, that ,have been .showered lipon nie this evening.
"No other one thing has brpught more joy and satisfaction to me than has my work as a propagandist and leader in B'nai B'rithdom, To have such wonder¬ ful and unfailing friends as Brothers Al¬ fred Cohen, Ed Schanfarber, Isadort Feibelman, and Lou Frank is indeed a rare privilege. I pray that God might continue to bless these pals of mine, so that they may continue \vith undiminished vigor and enthusiasm their exemplary activities for the Jewish Orphan Home in Cleveland, the National Jewish Hospi tnl in Denver, and every other phase of t. O. B. B. endeavor," he concluded.
The musical program for the Sidney G.' Kusworm meeting was.furnished liy the Minnette Rbsensweet Trio composed of the following:- ifiiinctte Rosensweet, Violin; Helen Lehman, piano; Roberta Brandenl)urg, Cello, .
-After tlie closing of, the Lodge, the guests were entertained with dancing, the music being furnished by Ken ney Mur¬ phy and his, orchestra. The following officers of Esclidl Lodge were responsible ir large measure'for the .success of this alVair:-¦. S. H.' Tiial, Pre.sident; Henry R. Silverman, vicc-presideiit; Joseph Kolm, Secretary, Samuel Fahrer, Treas¬ urer; Henry D. Israel, Monitor; H. M. Rollnick, Warden; Howard Berg, Asst. Monitor; and the following trustees :- Simmic Rothenberg. Sol Yassenoff,'and Harry Potasky.
Arihbruster's Department Store Will Soon Be One
Of The Largest And Most Progressive Mercan¬ tile EstablishMents In Central Ohio
With a Background of Over 60 Consecutive Years in Tliis City, This Popular Store Is Forging Ahead'Steadily but Surely- New Departments Will Be Added to This Store—Big . Remodeling Program Is Being Carried Out Under the Supervision of Mark D. Feinknopf Co., Inc.—Expansion Will Entail an Ex¬ pense of More Than $250,000— Basement Store Will Have anOutside Entrance
IS NOW BEING OPERATED BY TWO WELL-KNOWN JEWISH BUSINESS MEN, ASSISTED BY A CORPS OF CAPABLE EXECUTIVES AND DEPART¬ MENTAL HEADS
C. J. W. Luncheon and Book
Review Will Take Place
Next Wednesday
Lazarus Tea Room Will Be the Scene of Big Council Meet¬ ing ut Which Rabbi Will Speak
Rabbi'Jacob T.-irsIiibh wil! review "A Lantern In Her Hand" by Bess Streeter Aldricli on Wcdnesilay, April IVtIi, at a luncheon tneeting of the Columbus Sec¬ tion, National Council of Jewish Women, which is being lield under the aispices of the Educational Committee. Lunch¬ eon will be served at 12:30 in Lazarus Tea Room. A group of songs will be presented by Mrs. Celia Kahn Rosenthal accompanied by Mrs. Melville Frank af the piano. Reservations are in charge o£ Mrs. Frank Glick.
The last lecture of the series given by the Educational Committee of the Council will be held on Monday, April ISth, at the Deshler-Wallick. Mrs. Elma Ehrlich Levinger will speak on "The American Phase of World Drama of Today."
Armbrnster's store at 150-158 N. High Street, which haa been universally, recog¬ nized for the past sixty ye^irs as one of the substantial and dependable retail dry goods stores' by residents of Columbus and central Ohio, is just now undergoing a prograni of remodeling and expansion on a wide scale that. promises to place it in the front ranks of department stores in the Middle' West.
This vast and progressive change, being made at an outlay of more than $250,000, has heen planned to place this store, whose name has been a household word ill thi.*; city for more than a half cen¬ tury, in a position tb meet the ret|uire- meiita of present day merchandising, and to afford opportunity to extend its serv¬ ice to the buying public in keeping with tlie modern idea of department store ideals and management. It Will mean that the store not only will be quadrupled ir size but also, that many features and .departments will be added heretofore un¬ known ^t Armbruster's. The remodeling program. Which already has.been started, i? expected to he completetl in about three months, during which time the business of the.store will continue with aa little interruption as possible. .
The committee in charge of arrangcincnta for the Sunday mnruing services at thc Bryden Koad Temple has announced lliat Ihc topic ot Babbi Tarshish ton^orrow (Sunday) morning at II o'clock will be "The Bridge of San Luis Key."
Thc services will be broadcast over WAIU, *68.5 meters, or 610 kilocycles from 11 o'clock until 12 o'clock. ' ¦ . .
The next ineeting of the nnitlierhood of thc Bryden Boad Teniple will be held Tuesday evening, April 16, at the Wind¬ ing Hollow City Club. Thc pro¬ gram will be in thc form ot a aymposium on crime.
Banner Meeting of the Year Was Held by Zion Lodge No. 62,1.0. B. B, Last Mon¬ day Evening at Woodman's Home
Over 600 People Turned Out for Joint Affair of O. S. U, Avukah and Local I. O, B. B. Lodge—Opening Address Was Made by James Waterman Wise, National Executive Sec¬ retary of the Avukah—Symposium by Local Rabbis Went Over Big—Various Aspects of Judaism Arc Being Discussed by AU Elements as a Result of Thrcc- Cornered Debate
"JIMMIE" WISE WAS INTRODUCED BY A. M. NEUSTADT-
THE VARIOUS RABBIS WERE PRESENTED BY JUSTIN
L. SILLMAN, VICE-PRESIDENT OF ZION LODGE
Come and Hear Four Prom¬ inent Men Discuss Crime, Tuesday, April 16th
Warden Thomas, John J. Ches¬ ter, Judge King, and Dr. J. E. Haggerty Are on Broth¬ erhood Program
The tremendous crowd which turned out for the three-cornered discussion on religion under the auspices of Zion Lodge No. 62, I. O. B. B., at the Woodman's Home, Monday evening, April 8th, spent a most profitable.evening listening to a galaxy of orators and scholars. They heard Rabbi Isaac Werne of the Agudath Achim Congregation explain in a schol¬ arly and liKid fashion "Why I Am an Orthodox Jew."
Rabbi Werne spoke in part as follows: "Orthodox Judaism is the Judaism that has come down to us in tradition from the: very dawn of our history. It was founded by the patriarchs, propounded by Moses, exhorted by. the pirophets, eulogized by the Psalmists, interpreted by Talmudic, -Midrashic, and phitosophic
H you want to hear four prominent au- tliorilics express their views on crime and crime prevention, don't fail to at¬ tend the next meeting of ¦ thft Bryden Road Temple Brotherhood Tuesday eve¬ ning, April 16th, at the Winding Hol¬ low City Club at 0:30 o'clock. The fol- , , , . .. Io.ving.men will participate: Wardenb^";^'"^^^^'" ^I^"^«"»^^^^ *^ Albo and Presto.. E. Thomas, of the Ohio State I'^^^^^^^l ^^ ^^^ Rambam Ttir, arid the Penitentiary,. John J. Chester. :r-u:„f Shulchan Aruch. It embad.es all those
Chief Prosecutor of Fr^ukHn. County, Jiidge John R. King of Common Pleas Court, Franldin County,.and Dr. James E.:Hag- gerty of the Ohio State University.
¦\ki Samuel D. Efldiii^n, chairman, of tin; Tioar<l of Directors of the Brother- hooii.will preside. Several, entertainment novcllit's ivill be presented. Don't fail to atlend this important affair. Renjember the time and place—Tuesday evening, April IGth, at 6:30 o'clock at the Wind¬ ing Hollow City Club.
The Rose E. Lazarus Sister- ^ hood Holds Interesting ) Meeting
¦ At the open meeting of the Rose E. Lazarus Sisterhood which was held in the vestry room of ihe Bryden Road Temple on Tuesday afternoon, April 9th, "Co^ quette" was ably read instead of "Paris Bound" which had been announced. The niem?>ers of the cast were Mrs." Herbert 1-0%^^,: Mrs. Max Matusoff, Mrs. Charles Cahen, Mrs,. Abe Weinfeld, Mrs. Louis Harris, Mrs. Ben Yalma'n and Mrs. S. ,D, Edelman.
.. The nomiilating committee with Mrs, Fred iLazarus as chairnian, reported the following, names for election at the May meeting:—Treasurer, Mrs.,Louis Mark; Director for Girl Scouts, Mrs. Lotiis Roth; Finance, Mrs. Harry- Zieger;; Evening entertainments, Mrs. L A. Rosenthal; Evening Suppers, Mrs. Harry Ffeidenberg.
After the meeting, the ladies adjourned to the basement ivhere refreshments were served and a social hour was enjoyed.
It was voted to hold the May meeting in .the form of a luncheon, May J4th.
. Geta More Floors
Where the store- in the past has oc¬ cupied the firist floor and a portion of the basement, under the scheme of ex pansion it will have four complete floors 62^^ feet in width by 187 feet in dcptl with an additional fifth story 50 feet in width and having a depth of 150 feet, to be constructed.
Thc entire front of the north side of the building for a width of 42j4 feet is to. be removetl and in its place will be constructed a new front of p«!sy chrome and terra cotta of light bufif color which will follow the moderne type of arch) lecture. The new front-will be of the arcade style with entrances from both Higli and Lafayette Streets.
The display -windows will be carrie<l out in the moderne style, with marble biilkheads and terazzo floors and vesti¬ bules, and the windows will aiford op¬ portunity for advantageous display for nil departments.
New BaBemeiit Idea
One entirely new feature which is in¬ cluded in the remodeling scheme will be an outside entrance to the basement, an idea that is being adopted by m^ny of the leading department stores throughout I , (Continued on page 4)
Samuel N. Summer Elected
Vice President of Trade
Institute
Samuel N. Summer of the Joseph Schonthal. Co., of Columbus, was elected vice president of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel, which was held iq Cincinnati, Thursday, April 4th. The Institute of which the Cincinnati chapter is a part represents an industry valued at one billion dollars, which last year supplied approximately 34 million tons of scrap steel to the steel tnillg and other consumers. The Schon¬ thal Co., in Columbus contributed its share total to this stupendous total.
Agudath A^him Brotherhood
To Meet On Wednesday,
April 17th
A general meeting and smoker will be held by the Agudath Achim Brotherhood Wednesday, April 17th, at 8 o'clock at the Synagogue, Washington and Donald¬ son. Reports will be read by the various committees at this meeting, and it is hoped that all members will be present, A well-known speaker is on the eve¬ ning's program.
DR. AVEY TO SPEAK AT
HILLEL FOUNDATION
SUNDAY
Dr. Avey of the Philosophy depart¬ ment of Ohio State University, will speak at Hillel Foundation Sunday morning. Dr, Avey's subject will be "The Rela¬ tion Between Jew and Christian." Every one is cordially invited to attend and hear what promises to be a most in¬ teresting talk.
lofty ideals that have preserved us in¬ tact. Though we he spread over tbe four corners of the earth, it has been our unfailing horid of union. It has rescued us from degeneration and has given us unmistakable hope of a, re¬ juvenated Hfe." ,.
Makes a Declaration
Continuing, Dr./ Werne declared: 'Orthodox Jiidaism connotes study. In commenting upon the Biblical injunc¬ tion, 'And thou shalt teach them dili¬ gently to thy children,* the,Talmud says, the word 'children* means 'scholars.* Orthodox Judaism, as understood by R. Yochanan ben Zaldcai, has created one of the most important mcdi;^ of saying the-spirit of our nation. Orthodox Juda¬ ism knows full well, that a destroyed city will be'rebuilt, the ruined Temple can be restored, the battered ramparts may be renewed', but the spieJT of a people, if IT die, can not be revived." . The spiritiml leader, of the Agudath Achim Congregation then went.on to say that in Orthodox Judaism, "Learn¬ ing is not the prerogative of the chosen few, nor is it confined to any. one. single cla.ss or stratum of society. It is. the duty of young and old, rich and poor, alike.
"The momentum of our national life," he declared, "is gauged by our attitude towards learning. Erudition . among orthodox Jews is not the metier of a learned caste, but the business of every¬ body. Each member of , an orthodox Jewish community belongs, according to his own educational attainments, to some study circle; is a member of a Chevrah- Shass, Mishnayath, En Yakov, Shulchan Aruch, Chaye Adam, and fhe like. The Beth Hamidrash is a purely orthodox institution."
The fiill text of Rabbi Werne's ad¬ dress Monday. evening .will appear in a forthcoming issue of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle and will be followed by the addresses of both Rabbis Rivlin and Tarshish, , ,
Rabbi Riv1in*B Address The second-speaker on the program for the symposium waa Rabbi Rivlin of thc East Broad Street Temple, who expounded the principles of Coriservative Judaism. He spoke in part as follows: "Conservative Judaism is not a fifty- fifty proposition as it is tssually defined by its lay-followers, or if I may speak in dietary terms, as something; parevdig. that is neither milchig or fleishig. Con¬ servative fttdaism, at least as far as I am concerned, and as far as its Qther leaders are concerned, stands for tke most constructive policy in moder%% Jew¬ ish life, here, or anywhere else, where Judaism and Jeias have free social and intellectual contact with the non^Jeivish emfirontnent,
"Conservative Judaism h that phage of Modern Judaism that stands for the, healthy attitude of compromise that seeks to adjust modern Jewish life and thought. It suggests a compromise that does not efface Judaism and Jewish indi¬ viduality. Rather it siiggeBts a compro¬ mise that brings Judaism renewed life and s^trength.
"Conservative Judaism is the Golden Mean in the modern philosophies of Ju¬ daism. It has accepted the good and haa discarded the bad of both the Right and t!ie Left of Orthodoxy and Reform- Conservative Judaism carries out the let' ter ami the spirit of Jewish wisdom and of the general wisdom of ejtperience Our sages of the Talmud, in di'^cussing the correct method how the Torah ought
to be interpreted, whether allegoricilly, literally or by a mixture 61 both meth¬ ods, use this very beautiful and sugges¬ tive metaphor: . '
' 'The interpretation of the Torah,' they say, 'can be coifipared to two paths, one of fire and the other of snow and ice. If one should take'the former, he will, die of the scorching fires; if one should take the latter, he will die of the freezing ice and snow. What shall one do? Let him go in thc center.*
"In my opinion," continued Rabbi Riv¬ lin; "this metaphor explains very cor¬ rectly thc ijosition of Conservative Juda¬ ism. It follows the middle road. It steers clear . of the scorching fires of orthodoxy and the chilling ice of reform. It is in a position where it takes ad¬ vantage and gladly accepts the warmth of orthodoxy and the refreshing breezes of reform."
. Proceeding, Dr. Rivlin -went on to say
that Conservative Judaism recognizes
(Continued on page 4)
Rahbi Jacob Tarshish Scored
Dry Killings In Radio Ser-r
mon Last Sunday
Spiritual Leader of Bryden Road
Temple Severely Criticizes
Enforcement Methods
Now in Vogue
Something should be done to stop wholesale killing in connection with the enforcement of the prohibition laws, Rabbi Jacob Tarshish told listeners in Temple Israel and his. radio audience Sunday morning.
. Rabbi Tarshish prefaced his remarks on prohlbiition and its enforcement with the explanation that he was expressing his own viewpoint alone; He said he was not speaking for his congregation or the radio station y/hich carried his nessage.
He also, explained that by his criticism of prohibition enforcement he did not iuean to infer lie favored the return of' the saloon or the conditions which pre- ailed hefore the prohibition law was adopted. ¦
Raps De King Slaying Rabbi Tarshish criticized tlie recent slaying of. Mrs. Joseph De King by prohibition agents in her, home at Aurora, Illinois.
"It was only. natural for the Woman to, rush to the aid of her husband," Rabbi Tarshish said, "and it was only natural for the son to do what he could to defend his .parents and home.
"The De King case is ian isolated case, of course, but I believe it is indicative of the enforcement of the prohibition laws.
"There have, been . several thousatids of persons killed in the enforcement of this law. in the past decade. Compare this with the number killed in the en- iorcement of all other laws. - "I think it is strange that the Anti- saloon League-and other agencies push¬ ing prohibition enforcement had never raised protests at the whole kilting which has resulted.
Give Light Sentences} "Respectable people, who would not for a second entertain a thought of violating any of the laws against fraud, robbery and other crimes, transgrebs thc prohi¬ bition law without hesitation.
"Judges and Juries have adopted the same attitude. They give light sen¬ tences.
"The Jones law, which provid<;s much heavier penalties for violations "of the liquor laws, witl do no good. It has heen demonstrated that when penalties arc too drastic crime will increase.
"In England some 200 years ago a law was enacted providing the death penalty for the theft of mqre than a shilling. No person cared to enforce such a law and crime increased. No court, bo far, has cared to inflict the penalties the Joiics law wiU permit," Rabbi Tar&hish said.
He also pointed to the fact that six states have repealed their state enforce¬ ment laws.
He suggested tliat when Congress a|>- propriates money for the enforcement of prohibition it prowdes for the removal and severe ptmishment of agents who kill except in cases where,it is absolut^dy necesitary to do bo to sa\e th^ii own lives.
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Central Ohio's Only
Jetoish Nevospapcr
Reaching Every Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Devoted to American
and
Jewish Ideah
Vol. X~Nu. 14
COLUMBUS, OHIO, APRIL 12, 1929
Per Year $3.00; Per G>py loc
Over 600 People Turned Out To Hear -Address of "Jimmy" Wise Last Monday
Son of Stephen S. Wike Ad¬ dressed Joint Meeting of
O. S. U. Avukah and Lo- ' cal irniii JB'rith Lodge
HIS ADDRESS IS NOW THE
TALK OF THE TOWN,
SAYS ADMIRER
A Big Glass Of Candidates Was Isidyctad
Last Sunday Evening In Day tolly Ohio,
By Zion Lodge's Degree Team
"Sidney G. Kusworm Class" Was Initiated Amidst Much Pomp and Ceremony—Prominent I. O, B. B. Leaders Front AH Over Ohio and Adjacent States Participated in Cele¬ bration—Glowing Tributes to Kusworm Were Paid by Various Speakers—Ed Schanfarber v Presented Class to Eschol Lodge, No, 55, L 0. B. B.
"Jit'iiiw" Wisu cjimc to tliis city, cap- tivutcd tlic imagination of everyone with whom lie came in contact and made liosls of frieneople. representing every element of the community attended this affair, arranged by the officers of Eschol Lodge No. 5"),' in honor of tiiat faith¬ ful, devoted, and energetic worker in the field of "Benevolence, .Brotherly Love, and Harmony"—^Brother Kusworm.
The various speakers on the program outlined the life and achievements of Sidney', emphasizing the Imany ways whereby this,man, has served the cause of Jews and Judaism for over a score of years..^ In glow;ing terms they . stressed the spirit of .self-sacrifice and public service which has animated him. Presi¬ dent Cohen declared that "Sidney stands second to none in the councils of the ex¬ ecutive committee of the' Order and is respected both in .Europe and America for his ability, his loyalty and his contri¬ butions to the advancement of B'nai B'rith ideals and purposXiS."-
On behaH of Eschol Lodge, Presi¬ dent, Samuel H. That presented Sidney with, a beautiful .diamond-studded' me¬ norah as a token of the esteem o| His fellow cjtizens of the city of Dayton.
After the initiation ceremonies con¬ ducted by Zion, Lodge's Degree Team, Ed Schanfairber of Golumbus presented
rilK BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS
UI:Y"—TOPIC OF RABBI
TARSHISH SUNDAY
the class to EschoL Lodge. He spoke briefly, touching ujKjn various aspects of Sidney's life^ and career holding, up his character as an example to thc newlyr indi^ctcd men of the Lodge. Before closing the meeting, President Thai of Eschol Lwlge expressed his appreciation of the fine manner in which the Colum¬ bus Degree Team carried out the ritual .ind initiated the. "Sidney G. Kusworm Class."
, in his address Mr. Kusworm was very modest, asserting that he was not deserv¬ ing "of such a unique tribute as has been paid, to me, this evenings" , ¦
"I am deeply gratcfuL for all the good things" said about me. tonight," he said^ "I only wish that I may. continue to labor on behalf of our beloved Order; and merit. the honors, that ,have been .showered lipon nie this evening.
"No other one thing has brpught more joy and satisfaction to me than has my work as a propagandist and leader in B'nai B'rithdom, To have such wonder¬ ful and unfailing friends as Brothers Al¬ fred Cohen, Ed Schanfarber, Isadort Feibelman, and Lou Frank is indeed a rare privilege. I pray that God might continue to bless these pals of mine, so that they may continue \vith undiminished vigor and enthusiasm their exemplary activities for the Jewish Orphan Home in Cleveland, the National Jewish Hospi tnl in Denver, and every other phase of t. O. B. B. endeavor," he concluded.
The musical program for the Sidney G.' Kusworm meeting was.furnished liy the Minnette Rbsensweet Trio composed of the following:- ifiiinctte Rosensweet, Violin; Helen Lehman, piano; Roberta Brandenl)urg, Cello, .
-After tlie closing of, the Lodge, the guests were entertained with dancing, the music being furnished by Ken ney Mur¬ phy and his, orchestra. The following officers of Esclidl Lodge were responsible ir large measure'for the .success of this alVair:-¦. S. H.' Tiial, Pre.sident; Henry R. Silverman, vicc-presideiit; Joseph Kolm, Secretary, Samuel Fahrer, Treas¬ urer; Henry D. Israel, Monitor; H. M. Rollnick, Warden; Howard Berg, Asst. Monitor; and the following trustees :- Simmic Rothenberg. Sol Yassenoff,'and Harry Potasky.
Arihbruster's Department Store Will Soon Be One
Of The Largest And Most Progressive Mercan¬ tile EstablishMents In Central Ohio
With a Background of Over 60 Consecutive Years in Tliis City, This Popular Store Is Forging Ahead'Steadily but Surely- New Departments Will Be Added to This Store—Big . Remodeling Program Is Being Carried Out Under the Supervision of Mark D. Feinknopf Co., Inc.—Expansion Will Entail an Ex¬ pense of More Than $250,000— Basement Store Will Have anOutside Entrance
IS NOW BEING OPERATED BY TWO WELL-KNOWN JEWISH BUSINESS MEN, ASSISTED BY A CORPS OF CAPABLE EXECUTIVES AND DEPART¬ MENTAL HEADS
C. J. W. Luncheon and Book
Review Will Take Place
Next Wednesday
Lazarus Tea Room Will Be the Scene of Big Council Meet¬ ing ut Which Rabbi Will Speak
Rabbi'Jacob T.-irsIiibh wil! review "A Lantern In Her Hand" by Bess Streeter Aldricli on Wcdnesilay, April IVtIi, at a luncheon tneeting of the Columbus Sec¬ tion, National Council of Jewish Women, which is being lield under the aispices of the Educational Committee. Lunch¬ eon will be served at 12:30 in Lazarus Tea Room. A group of songs will be presented by Mrs. Celia Kahn Rosenthal accompanied by Mrs. Melville Frank af the piano. Reservations are in charge o£ Mrs. Frank Glick.
The last lecture of the series given by the Educational Committee of the Council will be held on Monday, April ISth, at the Deshler-Wallick. Mrs. Elma Ehrlich Levinger will speak on "The American Phase of World Drama of Today."
Armbrnster's store at 150-158 N. High Street, which haa been universally, recog¬ nized for the past sixty ye^irs as one of the substantial and dependable retail dry goods stores' by residents of Columbus and central Ohio, is just now undergoing a prograni of remodeling and expansion on a wide scale that. promises to place it in the front ranks of department stores in the Middle' West.
This vast and progressive change, being made at an outlay of more than $250,000, has heen planned to place this store, whose name has been a household word ill thi.*; city for more than a half cen¬ tury, in a position tb meet the ret|uire- meiita of present day merchandising, and to afford opportunity to extend its serv¬ ice to the buying public in keeping with tlie modern idea of department store ideals and management. It Will mean that the store not only will be quadrupled ir size but also, that many features and .departments will be added heretofore un¬ known ^t Armbruster's. The remodeling program. Which already has.been started, i? expected to he completetl in about three months, during which time the business of the.store will continue with aa little interruption as possible. .
The committee in charge of arrangcincnta for the Sunday mnruing services at thc Bryden Koad Temple has announced lliat Ihc topic ot Babbi Tarshish ton^orrow (Sunday) morning at II o'clock will be "The Bridge of San Luis Key."
Thc services will be broadcast over WAIU, *68.5 meters, or 610 kilocycles from 11 o'clock until 12 o'clock. ' ¦ . .
The next ineeting of the nnitlierhood of thc Bryden Boad Teniple will be held Tuesday evening, April 16, at the Wind¬ ing Hollow City Club. Thc pro¬ gram will be in thc form ot a aymposium on crime.
Banner Meeting of the Year Was Held by Zion Lodge No. 62,1.0. B. B, Last Mon¬ day Evening at Woodman's Home
Over 600 People Turned Out for Joint Affair of O. S. U, Avukah and Local I. O, B. B. Lodge—Opening Address Was Made by James Waterman Wise, National Executive Sec¬ retary of the Avukah—Symposium by Local Rabbis Went Over Big—Various Aspects of Judaism Arc Being Discussed by AU Elements as a Result of Thrcc- Cornered Debate
"JIMMIE" WISE WAS INTRODUCED BY A. M. NEUSTADT-
THE VARIOUS RABBIS WERE PRESENTED BY JUSTIN
L. SILLMAN, VICE-PRESIDENT OF ZION LODGE
Come and Hear Four Prom¬ inent Men Discuss Crime, Tuesday, April 16th
Warden Thomas, John J. Ches¬ ter, Judge King, and Dr. J. E. Haggerty Are on Broth¬ erhood Program
The tremendous crowd which turned out for the three-cornered discussion on religion under the auspices of Zion Lodge No. 62, I. O. B. B., at the Woodman's Home, Monday evening, April 8th, spent a most profitable.evening listening to a galaxy of orators and scholars. They heard Rabbi Isaac Werne of the Agudath Achim Congregation explain in a schol¬ arly and liKid fashion "Why I Am an Orthodox Jew."
Rabbi Werne spoke in part as follows: "Orthodox Judaism is the Judaism that has come down to us in tradition from the: very dawn of our history. It was founded by the patriarchs, propounded by Moses, exhorted by. the pirophets, eulogized by the Psalmists, interpreted by Talmudic, -Midrashic, and phitosophic
H you want to hear four prominent au- tliorilics express their views on crime and crime prevention, don't fail to at¬ tend the next meeting of ¦ thft Bryden Road Temple Brotherhood Tuesday eve¬ ning, April 16th, at the Winding Hol¬ low City Club at 0:30 o'clock. The fol- , , , . .. Io.ving.men will participate: Wardenb^";^'"^^^^'" ^I^"^«"»^^^^ *^ Albo and Presto.. E. Thomas, of the Ohio State I'^^^^^^^l ^^ ^^^ Rambam Ttir, arid the Penitentiary,. John J. Chester. :r-u:„f Shulchan Aruch. It embad.es all those
Chief Prosecutor of Fr^ukHn. County, Jiidge John R. King of Common Pleas Court, Franldin County,.and Dr. James E.:Hag- gerty of the Ohio State University.
¦\ki Samuel D. Efldiii^n, chairman, of tin; Tioarers of the cast were Mrs." Herbert 1-0%^^,: Mrs. Max Matusoff, Mrs. Charles Cahen, Mrs,. Abe Weinfeld, Mrs. Louis Harris, Mrs. Ben Yalma'n and Mrs. S. ,D, Edelman.
.. The nomiilating committee with Mrs, Fred iLazarus as chairnian, reported the following, names for election at the May meeting:—Treasurer, Mrs.,Louis Mark; Director for Girl Scouts, Mrs. Lotiis Roth; Finance, Mrs. Harry- Zieger;; Evening entertainments, Mrs. L A. Rosenthal; Evening Suppers, Mrs. Harry Ffeidenberg.
After the meeting, the ladies adjourned to the basement ivhere refreshments were served and a social hour was enjoyed.
It was voted to hold the May meeting in .the form of a luncheon, May J4th.
. Geta More Floors
Where the store- in the past has oc¬ cupied the firist floor and a portion of the basement, under the scheme of ex pansion it will have four complete floors 62^^ feet in width by 187 feet in dcptl with an additional fifth story 50 feet in width and having a depth of 150 feet, to be constructed.
Thc entire front of the north side of the building for a width of 42j4 feet is to. be removetl and in its place will be constructed a new front of p«!sy chrome and terra cotta of light bufif color which will follow the moderne type of arch) lecture. The new front-will be of the arcade style with entrances from both Higli and Lafayette Streets.
The display -windows will be carrie- propriates money for the enforcement of prohibition it prowdes for the removal and severe ptmishment of agents who kill except in cases where,it is absolut^dy necesitary to do bo to sa\e th^ii own lives.
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